{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/asv/job/39","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-06-10T05:09:39.874Z"},"reference":{"translation":"ASV","book":"Job","bookSlug":"job","chapter":39,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":38,"nextChapter":40,"totalChapters":42,"totalVerses":30},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"Knowest thou the time when the wild goats of the rock bring forth? Or canst thou mark when the hinds do calve?"},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"Canst thou number the months that they fulfil? Or knowest thou the time when they bring forth?"},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"They bow themselves, they bring forth their young, They cast out their pains."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"Their young ones become strong, they grow up in the open field; They go forth, and return not again."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"Who hath sent out the wild ass free? Or who hath loosed the bonds of the swift ass,"},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"Whose home I have made the wilderness, And the salt land his dwelling-place?"},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"He scorneth the tumult of the city, Neither heareth he the shoutings of the driver."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"The range of the mountains is his pasture, And he searcheth after every green thing."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"Will the wild-ox be content to serve thee? Or will he abide by thy crib?"},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"Canst thou bind the wild-ox with his band in the furrow? Or will he harrow the valleys after thee?"},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"Wilt thou trust him, because his strength is great? Or wilt thou leave to him thy labor?"},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"Wilt thou confide in him, that he will bring home thy seed, And gather the grain of thy threshing-floor?"},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"The wings of the ostrich wave proudly; But are they the pinions and plumage of love?"},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"For she leaveth her eggs on the earth, And warmeth them in the dust,"},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"And forgetteth that the foot may crush them, Or that the wild beast may trample them."},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"She dealeth hardly with her young ones, as if they were not hers: Though her labor be in vain,'she is without fear;"},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"Because God hath deprived her of wisdom, Neither hath he imparted to her understanding."},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"What time she lifteth up herself on high, She scorneth the horse and his rider."},{"verseNumber":19,"text":"Hast thou given the horse his might? Hast thou clothed his neck with the quivering mane?"},{"verseNumber":20,"text":"Hast thou made him to leap as a locust? The glory of his snorting is terrible."},{"verseNumber":21,"text":"He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in his strength: He goeth out to meet the armed men."},{"verseNumber":22,"text":"He mocketh at fear, and is not dismayed; Neither turneth he back from the sword."},{"verseNumber":23,"text":"The quiver rattleth against him, The flashing spear and the javelin."},{"verseNumber":24,"text":"He swalloweth the ground with fierceness and rage; Neither believeth he that it is the voice of the trumpet."},{"verseNumber":25,"text":"As oft as the trumpet'soundeth he saith, Aha! And he smelleth the battle afar off, The thunder of the captains, and the shouting."},{"verseNumber":26,"text":"Is it by thy wisdom that the hawk soareth, (And) stretcheth her wings toward the south?"},{"verseNumber":27,"text":"Is it at thy command that the eagle mounteth up, And maketh her nest on high?"},{"verseNumber":28,"text":"On the cliff she dwelleth, and maketh her home, Upon the point of the cliff, and the stronghold."},{"verseNumber":29,"text":"From thence she spieth out the prey; Her eyes behold it afar off."},{"verseNumber":30,"text":"Her young ones also suck up blood: And where the slain are, there is she."}],"citation":{"inline":"Job 39 (ASV)","markdown":"[Job 39](https://primebible.com/asv/job/39)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* ASV. https://primebible.com/asv/job/39 (accessed 2026-06-10)."}}